State Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, was recently endorsed by the Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Police Benevolent Association in her race for state Senate District 9.

“A vote for Representative Tracy Pennartz is a vote for the men and women of law enforcement and the citizens they serve,” ARPBA President Scott Hicks stated in a news release.

Pennartz faces state Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood, in the Nov. 6 general election.

The Arkansas Police Benevolent Association is a division of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association Inc., a not-for-profit professional organization dedicated to improving the law enforcement profession. PBA members are full-time or retired employees of the various federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement and correctional agencies in Arkansas, according to a news release.